March 29th, 2002

People have to be careful while roaming in Kerala these days:-) There is lot of "invasion of privacy" by the Malayalam television channels. If you are moving around in public places, sometimes you will get captured in the TV camera and will end up as a comedy character in a vulgar program called "Tharikita". If you go to the city with your family for a picnic and go to some restaurant, somebody with a mike will jump in between you and ask "Ethu patta vendathu... Vecchu tharam.." etc. All people in Kerala will watch you next day on TV, sitting in uncomfortable position, with that half eaten Masala Dosa, which might have gone cold by that time.